PEC Zwolle 3-1 AZ Alkmaar — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Netherlands - Eredivisie, 17 Jan 2026

📅17/01/2026 · 🕒20:45 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-2 2nd Score 1-3
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
18%
4.71
Draw
20%
4.19
Away
62%
1.52
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
38%
2.38
Over 2.5
62%
1.52
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%
1.63
No
43%
2.13
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
21%
4.94
2-3 Goals
37%
1.95
4-5 Goals
26%
2.71
6+ Goals
16%
6.94
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
7%
9.16
1/2 EV+ ✗
16%
19.7
1/X
6%
17.65
X/1
6%
12.2
X/2
17%
4.21
X/X
6%
6.98
2/1
5%
35.0
2/2
29%
1.84
2/X
8%
15.8
Value flag · 1/2 at 19.7 — our 16% vs market 2.8%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
18%
Home Win
18%
+0.0pp
20%
Draw
21%
-0.5pp
62%
Away Win
61%
+0.5pp
38%
Under 2.5
38%
+0.0pp
62%
Over 2.5
62%
-0.0pp
57%
BTTS Yes
57%
+0.0pp
43%
BTTS No
43%
-0.0pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME PEC Zwolle EU Bookmakers 21%
Head to Head
AWAY AZ Alkmaar EU Bookmakers 66%
+6% / +15% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -3% / -4%
1.37/1.22 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.92/1.15
-6% / +17% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -19% / -3%
44% Ball Possession 56%
11 Total Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
304 · 76% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 430 · 83%
15.8 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 32.1
11.5 Crosses 18.3
2.1 Yellow Cards 1.9
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME PEC Zwolle
0W-2D-4L
AWAY AZ Alkmaar
1.00 Avg Goals (FT) 2.33
1.18 xG 1.75
44% Ball Possession 56%
10 Total Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 7
316 Passes 425
79% Pass Accuracy 84%
15 Box Touches 34
10 Crosses 19
2 Yellow Cards 2
03.12.2025 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 1-3 HT 1-0 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar HOK
24.09.2025 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 2-2 HT 2-1 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle HOL
09.02.2025 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 2-0 HT 1-0 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle HOL
20.09.2024 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 1-2 HT 0-1 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar HOL
20.01.2024 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 2-2 HT 0-0 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle HOL
24.09.2023 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 0-3 HT 0-1 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar HOL
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME PEC Zwolle
3-1
AWAY AZ Alkmaar
1.78 xG 0.64
47% Ball Possession 53%
12 Total Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 7
310 Passes 339
80% Pass Accuracy 79%
18 Box Touches 18
8 Crosses 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

PEC Zwolle saw off AZ Alkmaar 3-1. Half-time: 2-0.

This one beat our numbers. AZ Alkmaar carried 62% before kick-off and it didn't land — a reminder that even strong leads lose regularly. We had also flagged over 2.5 goals (62%), both teams to score (57%), and both reads landed as well.

On the day, PEC Zwolle had 47% of the ball to AZ Alkmaar's 53%, shots finished 12-12, expected goals 1.78 to 0.64.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, AZ Alkmaar led the recent series with 4 wins, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 1.00 goals for PEC Zwolle and 2.33 for AZ Alkmaar.

What was the final score of PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar?

PEC Zwolle 3-1 AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands - Eredivisie on 17/01/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for PEC Zwolle vs AZ Alkmaar?

Before kick-off our model rated an AZ Alkmaar win the most likely single outcome at about 62%, with the full match-result split PEC Zwolle 18%, draw 20%, AZ Alkmaar 62%. The final score 3-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — while Match Result (AZ Alkmaar) went the other way.

✗ Match Result (AZ Alkmaar) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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